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Interview by Pedro Moura

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Dan

Portugese comics scholar Pedro Moura did an interview with me and Alexander Danner about Comics: a Global History, for the Comics Alternative website.  Pedro wrote a review too, for his Portugese blog (Google translate will give you a rough idea … Continue reading →

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Comics, a Global History: Pilote, the Early Years

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Dan

Coming in June from publisher Thames and Hudson, “Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present,” written by Alexander Danner and me.    Here are some excerpts and expanded material, including some great images that couldn’t fit in the book.Text in italics … Continue reading →

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Comics, a Global History: “Fumetti neri”

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Dan

Magnus (Roberto Raviola) (art) Max Bunker (writing) Satanik #38 • 1966 In Italy a new genre of dark, violent and erotic comics in the crime genre, called fumetti neri (“black comics”), reflected the era’s cultural freedoms and the loosening moral grip of the Catholic Church. Another … Continue reading →

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Comics a Global History: Post-war Belgian bande dessinée 2: Spirou

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Dan

  Upcoming in June from publisher Thames and Hudson, “Comics: a Global History, 1968-present,” written by Alexander Danner and me.  Here are some excerpts, and additional material including some great comics images  that we couldn’t fit in the book.     As … Continue reading →

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Comics A Global History: Post-war Belgian bande dessinée – Le Journal de Tintin

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Dan

Upcoming in June from publisher Thames and Hudson, “Comics: a Global History, 1968-present,” written by Alexander Danner and me.  I want to post some snippets from the book, including some great comics images (from foreign lands and bygone days) that we couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Comics A Global History: Introduction, part 1 – 1950s gekiga.

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Dan

Upcoming in June from publisher Thames and Hudson, “Comics: a Global History, 1968-present,” written by Alexander Danner and me.  I want to post some snippets from the book, including some great comics images (from foreign lands and bygone days) that … Continue reading →

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